Workout Accountability/check-ins

[naturalooks15]

Hi All,

Hoping people would be interested in this. 

I want to work out regularly and have a group of people who can keep each other accountable, just do daily check IN’s. I keep falling off the routine and then get into inertia and then it takes few weeks to couple of months to start back up. I am still not fully recovered after last years health issues and excercising is imperative to my health and everyone’s health. 

Please let me know your ideas !! We can structure it how everyone wants it.

I was thinking a check in and any tips people have, every day. This is the social group I interact most with and love the company of you kind and fun ladies. 

Also let me know if we need to move this thread in any other group.

Some tips I learned for athletic/ athleisure clothes -  I used buying new workout clothes as my motivation incentive for being consistent for 1 months rather than any food incentive. Used points to convert to gift cards and then bought 2 sets during sales. Before this I just had 1 legging and 2 Costco shirt. I didn't want to spend any money till I convinced myself that I would consistently use the clothes. Now I do so did some shopping 🙂

Leggings (criteria not rolling down on tummy fat, not needed to be pulled up a lot during the workout) - 

• Old Navy compression leggings - Very highly recommended and affordable
• Athleta Contender Leggings - Mid range, they have sales (semi-annual and general)
• Zella Live-in leggings from Nordstorms (people stock-up during anniversary sales)
• Sweaty Betty Power Leggings
• LuluLemon Fast & Free - High price but people love these
• Reebok Cotton 7/8 - I love these for yoga. These are my most "roll-down-proof-during-downward-dog" on my tummy since I gained mass in mis-section after surgeries. 
• Nike Dry Fit etc. from big box sporting goods store (name starts with D)

Shirts -

• I like short sleeve so most of mine are from Costco (Tuff brand or Kirkland)
• Tanks from Athleta. They have most of their styles in all sleeve length (from Tanks, short sleeves as well as long sleeve shirts)
• Tanks from Old Navy
• Calia by Carrie Underwood - I have been eyeing some but waiting for them to go on sale
• Nike Dry-Fit
• Under Arrmer compression shirts

How to take care of your workout clothes - I learnt about these recently. I always bought workout clothes from clearance racks in the past so used to just wash with regular clothes in normal cycle. That can cause them to fade soon. If investing in pricier/ better clothes, better take care of these 🙂

• Wash in cold/ delicate/ "activewear mode" if your machine has one
• If not washing immediately, let them air out if wet and not put it in hampers
• Line dry or tumble dry WITHOUT heat
• If too sweaty/ too stinky soak in a bucket full of water with 1/2 cup white vinegar overnight and then dump in the wash

*****Goals ***** <<still updating>>

@naturalooks15  Excercise 4 x week. still get to 7000 steps on off days. PT specific exercises 4 x week

@Brutalitops 

-Exercise at least once a day, no matter how little

-Go to an (easy) yoga class once a week until I can do it without muscle soreness the following day

@RNGesusPls 

Weekly goals: 

Run 30+ min on at least 1 weekday, 6 miles on a weekend

@scott1201 

• Exercise class 6x a week
• At least two long walks around the neighborhood 
• Try out all the trials from local studios (1st class free! One week for $10, etc) before committing to a new studio contract
• Make myself talk to a person at each class

@MissPuff 

Goal: 6-7 miles a week, split into 2 or 3 evening runs

Proof: Selfie or run stats screenshot

@gonerogue 

personal training/weight lifting 2x a week

add in a 3rd day of boot camp (class) and

a 4th day of just cardio (running)

@jen143xo 

Exercise 5-6 days a week (Lifting and cardio)

add more HITT cardio in approx 2x-3x a week

Hit my macro numbers everyday

Drink more water

[scott1201]

I've tried so many times to be a morning workout person and I just end up missing it in the evening! So funny how moving our bodies can be so relaxing and meditative, @WinglessOne 

[makeitup305]

Great goals @scott1201 ! Everybody has things they like and whatever gets you moving is what's important!

[scott1201]

For sure! It's about health not a number! @makeitup305 

[RNGesusPls]

That's not woo-woo at all @scott1201 ! Exercising helps with mental health. I can't do meditation, so running and hiking feel very therapeutic for me. Losing weight is a nice bonus 😛

[scott1201]

Yes yes, 100% agree! @RNGesusPls 

[cianni]

@scott1201 I’m IN LOVE with those two last goals!!! Free trials are the best way to try new classes and things you maybe wouldn’t have before. But talking to at least one person is amazing! I’m gonna have to steal that one hahah everything is better when you see a familiar face 

[scott1201]

Thank you, @cianni 🙂 So far it's going well! I've met some of my best friends via exercise classes - accountability AND friendship! 

[naturalooks15]

Update 6/24 : took a rest day as I was pretty sore after 2 days of intensive workouts. Though I should have aimed for completing 7K steps. I didn’t. Tomorrow is a new day. 

[blackkitty2014]

@naturalooks15 I like this thread idea.  I'm a full-time working mom.  My job, my kid and living in middle of nowhere are super hard for me to go to the gym.  However, fitbit/iwatch apps are currently my best friends.  My goal is to do 15K step per day.  I'm really trying for 20K/day though but i would settle for 15K/day for now ;).

[naturalooks15]

@blackkitty2014  I am glad you are joining in. I am in the same boat. Couple of kids l, full time job that spills overs evenings, any class is at least 20-30 min drive plus have couple of med appointments a week. So easy to give up on this, first things rather. 

[cianni]

@naturalooks15 I love this idea!! I try to stay active but I definitely do better when I have some accountability! Also @Brutalitops - I try to do yoga 2-3 times per week, so if you have any questions or anything yoga related maybe I can help! My dad is a yoga teacher too haha so Lots of advice to go around 😂

[makeitup305]

@cianni I love doing yoga! That's so cool that your dad is a teacher. I'm partial to Vinyasa/Flow but for me connecting with my teacher is key. What's your favorite pose? Or what pose would you like to be able to do?

[Brutalitops]

@cianni thanks! I've been on and off the yoga train, I've found what I like most is like a slower paced power yoga at regular temps (not a huge fan of the hot yoga). Unfortunately while there are option in my area none are exactly what I'm looking for, if you know of some kind of online classes/community I would matbe be interested in that? I dont have any other questions that come to mind right now though 🙂

I do love yoga though, and I love the flexibility and strength I have when I practice regularly- I just need to get back into the habit

[naturalooks15]

Thanks @cianni  I am fortunate to find an awesome Iyengar yoga studio with even more awesome yoga teacher in my little town.

What kind of yoga do you do and what kind of yoga Dow’s your dad teach. I might bug you now and then with questions.

[cianni]

@naturalooks15 amazing!! It makes such a difference when you connect with a teacher! My dad teaches vinyasa flow/ashtanga and hatha, and that’s what I practice too! I’ve been going since probably 2011, with a hiatus from 2013-2015 while I was away at college. I think iyengar would be most like hatha, but we’d be happy to answer anything 😘

[naturalooks15]

@cianni  Iyengar is great for therapeutic benefits. Best things about it is focus on the form and acknowledging that people might have limitations in the beginning so having great set of props to aid the practice in the beginning. @Brutalitops  Iyengar yoga classes are generally 1.5 hr long and they don’t rush through the poses rather give detailed instructions (sometime help you individually) to ensure correct form.

[cianni]

@naturalooks15 when you have assisting in a pose is the best!! Knowing where your body is at, and its limitations on any given day is SO important. Ahh I’m so happy I found a little yoga community here too! All my non-yogi friends are tired of hearing me rave about it 😂😂

[scott1201]

Oh I love this! I’ll think about my goals and post tomorrow. @naturalooks15 

[naturalooks15]

@scott1201  👍🏻

[naturalooks15]

Will do longer post tomorrow. Good yo know social media thing at OTF. I wont be doing social media posting. I am inclined go join for few months for twice a week go and then maybe do an app workout at home. I am not regular if I am left alone.

if you leave your goals in comments, I will add them to the main post so it doesn’t get lost (if you don’t want that, please note so I wouldn’t add it).

[WinglessOne]

Definitely a great thread idea, and very timely: I’ve fallen off my exercise routine(s) and need to stop blaming that on my knee. 😄 Though it’s not so much that I blame my bad knee, it’s more that I no longer trust that knee. I fear it giving out again each time I try to run. 😞 I should have a doc look at it again (last time I did that was years ago) but anxiety keeps me from doing that. Sigh. 

While I work on forcing my brain to take me to the doctor and get my knee “fixed” once and for all, I can still do fairly low impact exercises. I’d rather be running outside (or I guess on a treadmill, though I haaaaate treadmill running) or doing high impact cardio, but I’ll have to focus on lower impact and upper torso exercise for now. Maybe I’ll share my Fitbit stats weekly in this thread.